U.S. Congress - H.Res.727 Providing for a moratorium on the consideration of any bill or joint resolution, or ame...
H.Res.727 - Providing for a moratorium on the consideration of any bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that contains any congressional earmark until a bipartisan panel is established to provide oversight over the congressional earmarking process and that panel reports its recommendations to the House.
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- Official: Providing for a moratorium on the consideration of any bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that contains any congressional earmark until a bipartisan panel is established to provide oversight over the congressional earmarking process and that panel reports its recommendations to the House. as introduced.
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10/10/2007--Introduced.Makes it out of order to consider any bill or joint resolution, amendment, or conference report that contains any congressional earmark unless and until: (1) a bipartisan panel composed of Members appointed by the Speaker and the Minority Leader is established to makOfficial Summary
10/10/2007--Introduced.Makes it out of order to consider any bill or joint resolution, amendment, or conference report that contains any congressional earmark unless and until:
(1) a bipartisan panel composed of Members appointed by the Speaker and the Minority Leader is established to make recommendations to the House on how to better provide oversight of the congressional earmarking process to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer funds; and
(2) that panel reports its recommendations to the House.
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S.348: Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2011 ...
The House bill (H.R. 727) would cover only the federal and appellate courts while the Senate bill (S. 348) would allow the inspector general to also conduct oversight of the Supreme Court. ... Source: Denise M. Champagne ... OpenCongress is a free and open
H.R.727: Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2011 ...
The House bill (H.R. 727) would cover only the federal and appellate courts while the Senate bill (S. 348) would allow the inspector general to also conduct oversight of the Supreme Court. ... Source: Denise M. Champagne ... OpenCongress is a free and open
Politique Domestique Américaine
Congress should place a moratorium on earmarks. Cosponser of H.Res.727, Which would provide a Moratorium on Earmarks.
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